Species Recovery Plan
Task
You are a wildlife biologist and have been asked to write a species recovery plan for an endangered species.
Needed documents
Make a folder called Endangered Species Plan.
Make copies of the following documents and put in your folder:
Make copies of the following documents and put in your folder:
Steps
1. Determine if you are working alone or with a partner.
2. Choose the endangered or threatened species you are going to create a plan for. NOTE: It must be endangered or threatened (vulnerable). It can be a plant or animal.3. Make a folder called Species Recovery Project. Make a COPY of these documents:
5. Collect information on your Species Conservation Plan.
6. Find or create a map of the historic and current range of your species. If you need to make a map, see the "Maps" section below for expectations.
7. Describe some of the ecosystems services that this species provides. See Interactive Science Notebook or image above.
8. Decide what you can do to make a difference to protect this species. Use this Action Plan form to help you create what actions can be taken by:
10. Put your presentation here: Period 1 & Period 4
11. Submit your species write-up for your class newsletter. to your editor.
2. Choose the endangered or threatened species you are going to create a plan for. NOTE: It must be endangered or threatened (vulnerable). It can be a plant or animal.3. Make a folder called Species Recovery Project. Make a COPY of these documents:
- Endangered Species Notes.
- Species Conservation Plan
- Action Plan form
- Template of the presentation
- Species Newsletter Article
- Video Endangered Species Checklist
5. Collect information on your Species Conservation Plan.
6. Find or create a map of the historic and current range of your species. If you need to make a map, see the "Maps" section below for expectations.
7. Describe some of the ecosystems services that this species provides. See Interactive Science Notebook or image above.
8. Decide what you can do to make a difference to protect this species. Use this Action Plan form to help you create what actions can be taken by:
- governments/organizations
- a middle school student
- yourself! (Explain what you are doing to make a difference)
10. Put your presentation here: Period 1 & Period 4
11. Submit your species write-up for your class newsletter. to your editor.
Exemplar
Look at this exemplar to get an idea of what the final product might look like.
Research
You, or you and a friend, will select an endangered, vulnerable, or threatened species and write a species recovery plan to help increase the population. Use this Endangered Species Note document to collect your research. This document includes helpful resources and links to real species recovery plans. You will use this information to create the species recovery plan for your species and use the presentation template.
Maps
Your species may or may not have downloadable maps about their current or historic range. If there are no maps, you will research the range and create a map. Here are the expectations for maps. Use a black and white map of the area to record the information. See the examples below:
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Species Recovery Plan
Put your research on this document as well as the threats your species faces and your species recovery plan.
Presentation
Use this TEMPLATE for your presentation. Do not change the format. Here is the checklist for presentation.
Your Endangered Species Note document will help you create the plan. Here is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Report on the endangered Akaiapola'au bird. Your notes will be similar but more brief and you will use your notes to make the presentation. Here is an example.
Your Endangered Species Note document will help you create the plan. Here is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Report on the endangered Akaiapola'au bird. Your notes will be similar but more brief and you will use your notes to make the presentation. Here is an example.
